Technology
CBAM’s carbon-cost signal is rewriting Europe’s industrial power economics
Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is pushing metals and heavy industry to treat electricity procurement as a carbon decision, not just a supply contract. The…
Europe’s rare earth plans face a processing bottleneck that keeps strategic leverage abroad
Europe is pushing ahead with new rare earth exploration, but the continent still lacks large-scale separation and refining capacity. That gap leaves Europe dependent on foreign…
Europe’s battery recycling buildout turns black mass refining into a strategic metallurgical battleground
Europe is positioning battery recycling as a structural part of the critical minerals supply chain, with policy targets under the EU Battery Regulation set to drive…
Europe’s lithium refining push grows faster than supply—yet still trails battery needs
Europe is moving from plans to projects to expand local lithium refining, but even by 2030 confirmed and advanced capacity covers only a fraction of expected…
Rising Treatment Charges and Energy Costs Put European Copper Smelters Under Strain
European copper smelters are facing a structural squeeze as treatment and refining charges jump to about $315 per tonne in 2026, reflecting feedstock competition rather than…
Middle Island Resources restarts drilling at Bobija gold project in western Serbia
Middle Island Resources has launched a new reverse circulation drilling program at its Bobija project near Ljubovija, targeting extensions of mineralised zones within a historic barite…
ALKEEMIA and International Graphite plan Porto Marghera hub to scale Europe’s processed graphite supply
ALKEEMIA has agreed a memorandum of understanding with International Graphite (ASX: IG6) to form a joint venture that would build a mid-stream graphite processing hub in…
Europe’s Mining Shift Toward Processing, Logistics and Compliance: Where Returns Are Being Repriced
Europe’s mining value chain is being rebuilt around processing, logistics control and ESG verification, with investors increasingly favoring downstream economics over pure extraction exposure. The change…
Lyten’s Northvolt Takeover Signals a Shift to Capital Discipline in Europe’s Battery Push
Northvolt’s bankruptcy has left Europe with valuable battery assets—and Lyten is moving to turn them into a leaner, technology-led manufacturing platform. The US company plans to…
Bleiberg Drilling Highlights Zinc-Lead-Germanium Upside as Battery Age Minerals tests Europe’s critical metals pipeline
Battery Age Minerals says its initial drilling at the Bleiberg project in Austria has confirmed zinc mineralisation and returned germanium values, reviving a historic mining district…